Top government official advised pharaoh, appointed/supervised other government officials, chief judge
What is a vizier?
100
They were educated and highly skilled.
What is an artisan and professional?
100
Jobs require hard labor
What is a farmer, hisherman, quarryman.
200
Most officials came from royal families. Another word for royal is....
What is noble?
200
Were in charge of many temples.
Who were the temple priests?
200
Kept records of all government business (>2% of population)
What is a scribe?
200
They provided goods/services for royal family and higher classes.
What is artisan and a professional?
200
Produces products for the pharaoh, then Pharaoh redistributes to all people.
What is a Laborers & Peasant, Farmers
300
These people were powerful and wealthy.
Who were the members of the Royal Family?
300
Woman could work in the temples.
Who is a priestess?
300
Advised pharaoh on military matters.
What is an Army General?
300
Carpenters, painters, sculptors, dancers, musicians, jewelers, leatherworkers, metalworkers, doctors, embalmers, engineers, architects were all examples of this.
What is an artisan/professional?
300
Most of the people of this society were farmers (80%).
Who are the Egyptians.
400
These people were related to the Pharaoh.
Who are the nobles or royal family?
400
Kept records of all government business (>2% of population)
What is a scribe?
400
Collected taxes (goods) from the people.
What is a Tax Collector?
400
This occupation specialized in a special craft.
What is an artisan?
400
Most of these people worked in the fields.
Who are Laborers & Peasants, Farmers
500
These people were at the top of the pyramid near the Pharaoh because they were related to him.
Who were the Royal Family?
500
This person advised pharaoh on military matters, leader of the army.
This different person collected taxes (goods) from the people.
What is an army general?
What is a tax collector?
500
These were the official writers and record keepers. Some worked for the government and some worked for the priest and nobles.
What is a scribe?
500
Since the Egyptians believed in the afterlife, they needed to hire these artisans to decorate their tombs.
What is a stone carver?
500
During the flood season these people worked on royal building projects.
These different people fought as soldiers in the Egyptian army or worked as servants in nobles' homes.
Who are the Laborers & Peasants, Farmers?
Who are the slaves?